I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general pre…

God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discon…

The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we sh…

I do not believe in violent changes, nor do I expect them. Things in possession have a very firm grip. One of the strongest cements of society is the convictio…

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

During the last 100 years, the House of Lords has never contributed one iota to popular liberties or popular freedom, or done anything to advance the common we…